Irving najlepszym debiutantem NBA

Zwycięzcy nagrody dla najlepszego debiutanta:

1953 - Don Meineke, Fort Wayne

1954 - Ray Felix, Baltimore

1955 - Bob Pettit, Milwaukee

1956 - Maurice Stokes, Rochester

1957 - Tom Heinsohn, Boston

1958 - Woody Sauldsberry, Philadelphia

1959 - Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis

1960 - Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia

1961 - Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati

1962 - Walt Bellamy, Chicago

1963 - Terry Dischinger, Chicago

1964 - Jerry Lucas, Cincinnati

1965 - Willis Reed, New York

1966 - Rick Barry, San Francisco

1967 - Dave Bing, Detroit

1968 - Earl Monroe, Baltimore

1969 - Wes Unseld, Baltimore

1970 - Lew Alcindor, Milwaukee

1971 - Dave Cowens, Boston, and Geoff Petrie, Portland

1972 - Sidney Wicks, Portland

1973 - Bob McAdoo, Buffalo

1974 - Ernie DiGregorio, Buffalo

1975 - Keith Wilkes, Golden State

1976 - Alvan Adams, Phoenix

1977 - Adrian Dantley, Buffalo

1978 - Walter Davis, Phoenix

1979 - Phil Ford, Kansas City

1980 - Larry Bird, Boston

1981 - Darrell Griffith, Utah

1982 - Buck Williams, New Jersey

1983 - Terry Cummings, San Diego

1984 - Ralph Sampson, Houston

1985 - Michael Jordan, Chicago

1986 - Patrick Ewing, New York

1987 - Chuck Person, Indiana

1988 - Mark Jackson, New York

1989 - Mitch Richmond, Golden State

1990 - David Robinson, San Antonio

1991 - Derrick Coleman, New Jersey

1992 - Larry Johnson, Charlotte

1993 - Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando

1994 - Chris Webber, Golden State

1995 - Grant Hill, Detroit, and Jason Kidd, Dallas

1996 - Damon Stoudamire, Toronto

1997 - Allen Iverson, Philadelphia

1998 - Tim Duncan, San Antonio

1999 - Vince Carter, Toronto

2000 - Elton Brand, Chicago, and Steve Francis, Houston

2001 - Mike Miller, Orlando

2002 - Pau Gasol, Memphis

2003 - Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix

2004 - LeBron James, Cleveland

2005 - Emeka Okafor, Charlotte

2006 - Chris Paul, New Orleans

2007 - Brandon Roy, Portland

2008 - Kevin Durant, Seattle

2009 - Derrick Rose, Chicago

2010 - Tyreke Evans, Sacramento

2011 - Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers

2012 - Kyrie Irving, Cleveland